The ciliated epidermis of Xenoturbella bocki (Platyhelminthes, Xenoturbellida) with some phylogenetic considerations

The epidermis of Xenoturbella bocki Westblad was studied by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Two cell types predominate in the epidermis: multiciliated epidermal cells and non-ciliated or monociliated gland cells. A conspicuous feature is the dense ciliary coverage and the numerous gland cell openings. Xenoturbella has a characteristic pattern of axonemal filament termination in the distal tips of their cilia. Each epidermal cilium has the typical 9 + 2 patten through the major part of its shaft. Near the tip there is a shelf at which doublets 4–7 terminate. Doublets 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9 continue into the thinner distal part of the cilium. A similar shelf in cilia is known only from the turbellarian orders Nemertodermatida and Acoela, and hence may be an apomorphic feature which indicates a close relationship between Xenoturbellida, Nemertoder-matida and Acoela. The basal body is provided with a so-called basal foot which has a cross-striated appearance and an expanded distal plate that seems to act as a microtubule organizing center. Approximately 15–25 microtubuli radiate from the endplate of the basal foot to the basal bodies caudally. The arrangement of basal foot and ciliary rootlets in Xenoturbella differs from that of Acoela and related orders in that there are two striated rootlets only (an anterior and a posterior one), rather than one main rootlet and two lateral rootlets.     

对虾神经系统中微管蛋白的生化和免疫荧光鉴定

采用反复解聚-聚合的方法从对虾腹神经索中分离纯化了微管蛋白。用阴离子去垢剂 SDS处理,将对虾神经纤维中的微管蛋白解聚为分子量相似的二条链。它们的分子量都在55,000左右。这与许多其他作者从各种不同组织中提取的微管蛋白的相同。以纯化的小鸡脑微管蛋白作抗原,制备了兔抗小鸡脑微管蛋白的抗体作第一抗体,以 FITC 羊抗兔抗体作第二抗体,研究了微管蛋白在对虾腹神经索中的神经纤维内的分布。令人意外的是除了对虾神经纤维特有的微管鞘与轴浆外,对虾神经纤维的髓鞘部位也呈现明显的荧光反应。这一结果提示,对虾神经纤维髓鞘中也应含有相当量的微管蛋白,但用同样方法在其它种动物(如大鼠)的有髓纤维的髓鞘中却未见阳性反应。     

我国12种蚊幼虫上颚形态和鉴别特征的研究

本文对8种库蚊和按蚊、伊蚊、阿蚊及杵蚊各属代表种的4龄幼虫上颚进行扫描电镜观察.概述了上颚的外部形态,并提出了各蚊种的鉴别特征.指出幼虫上颚具有显著的种间差异,具有重要的分类学意义,讨论了上颚的结构与功能的关系.通过对上颚结构和取食方式的比较研究,从生物学角度,提出蚊科进化关系.     

β-蝮蛇毒素对蟾蜍交感神经节突触传递的影响

β-蝮蛇毒素(β-agkistrodotoxin简写β-AgTX)对骨胳肌神经肌肉接头的作用已有实验分析,本文则观察了β-AgTX对蟾蜍交感神经节胆碱能性和非胆碱能性突触电位的作用。结果表明,β-AgTX对胆碱能性快兴奋性突触后电位(f-EPSP)和由压力微量注射ACh产生的ACh电位快成分有可逆性抑制作用,且对f-EPSP的幅值抑制率明显大于对ACh电位的抑制率,方差分析显示β-AgTX对f-EPSP和对ACh电位的抑制之间的差异显著(P<0.01)。β-AgTX对非胆碱能性迟慢兴奋性突触后电位(1s-EPSP)无明显作用。本结果提示β-AgTX可能是通过抑制节前神经末梢释放AGh的突触前机制和占据突触后N型胆碱能受体影响ACh的作用之突触后机制,抑制蟾蜍交感神经节的胆碱能性传递过程。     

Morphometric studies of some Pteromalus Swederus species (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) with emphasis on allometric relationships,or: Are ratios reliable in chalcid taxonomy?

Twenty-four ratios, very commonly used among hyme-nopterists, were studied in order to determine the extent to which allometry influences a given measure. On basis of regression lines, this. investigation reveals that about 60% of the ratios show errors caused by allometry. E.g. it is advisable to correct POL/OOL, Postmarginal vein/Marginal vein and Mesoscutum length/Thorax length before utilizing them as species separating character states. In this study females belonging to the Pteromalus albipennis group (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) were examined.     

2-12烷基-6-甲氧基环己基-2,5-二烯-1,4-二酮(DMDD)抗弥漫大B淋巴瘤的作用及机制*

目的:探讨2-12烷基-6-甲氧基环己基-2,5-二烯-1,4-二酮(DMDD)抗弥漫大B淋巴瘤(DLBCL)的作用及分子机制。方法:动物实验取4周龄BALB/C小鼠,分5组,20只/组,腹股沟注射DLBCL细胞株OCI-LY19细胞1 × 10⁷ cells/ml 每只0.1 ml,两天后分别灌胃0、1、5、25、125 mg/kg剂量的DMDD,1次/2天,给药的第18日,杀10只小鼠,取瘤组织称重,记录剩余小鼠的生存期。细胞实验取OCI-LY19细胞加入96孔培养板,每孔100 μl 1×10⁵ cells/ml,分别加入100 μl DMDD使其终浓度分别为0、1、5、25和125 μmol/L,作用0、24、48和72 h,设三复孔,MTS法检测细胞增殖活性;根据细胞增殖实验结果,选择0 μmol/L、5 μmol/L和25 μmol/L的DMDD作为后续用药浓度作用OCI-LY19细胞24 h,流式细胞仪分析凋亡率,hoechst染色观察细胞核型,JC-1染色观察线粒体膜电位,LDH释放实验评估药物细胞毒性,qPCR、Western blot分析基因转录和表达水平。结果:动物实验表明:与0 mg/kg用药组比,1～125 mg/kg DMDD能抑制小鼠瘤组织生长并延长其生存期(P＜0.01)。细胞实验表明:DMDD用药组OCI-LY19细胞增殖活性明显降低、凋亡水平显著增加(P＜0.01),细胞核出现碎裂、凝集和凋亡小体及线粒体膜电位下降,LDH释放率显著增加(P＜0.01),细胞内caspase-3和bax基因的转录表达和IκBα的磷酸化水平显著上调,bcl-2、bcl-xL、jak2和stat3基因的转录和蛋白表达水平明显受抑(P＜0.01)。结论:DMDD通过抑制JAK2/STAT3和NF-κB信号通路中JAK2、STAT3和p-IκBα的表达,下调BCL-2/BAX、活化Caspase-3,最终激活OCI-LY19细胞线粒体凋亡的内源性通路而促进了DLBCL细胞凋亡,抑制了OCI-LY19细胞增殖,具有抗DLBCL的作用。     

Fancm基因敲除小鼠构建及其表型分析

目的构建范可尼贫血通路Fancm基因敲除小鼠,研究Fancm基因缺失对小鼠生理功能,特别是雄性生殖器官的影响。方法采用CRISPR/Cas9技术,获得Fancm基因敲除小鼠。分析FANCM蛋白在野生型和Fancm^-/-小鼠睾丸组织中的表达。统计Fancm^-/-小鼠的出生率、体重、性别比例及子代生育情况,分析血液常规指标。组织形态学研究雄性Fancm^-/-小鼠睾丸生理病理表型。结果敲除Fancm基因ATG区域,获得稳定遗传的C57BL/6背景Fancm^-/-小鼠。Fancm^-/-小鼠睾丸中FANCM蛋白表达完全丢失。Fancm^-/-小鼠无明显的胚胎致死现象,但雌性Fancm-/-小鼠数目显著少于雄性Fancm^-/-小鼠。同窝Fancm^-/-小鼠比较野生型体重无明显区别,部分血常规指标有显著性差异。Fancm^-/-小鼠有明显的生殖能力缺陷。雄性Fancm^-/-小鼠睾丸有显著的发育缺陷,其生精细胞凋亡增加、细胞周期阻滞,影响睾丸发育与精子的生成。结论成功获得稳定遗传C57BL/6背景Fancm^-/-小鼠,Fancm基因参与小鼠的生长发育,特别是雄性生殖器官功能的维持及调控。     

问天湖水质监测及其治理对策

对武汉生物工程学院问天湖湖水的水质进行监测,其中氨氮0.03～0.19 mg/L,总磷0.08～1.01 mg/L,化学需氧量(COD)22.26～58.22 mg/L,溶解氧(DO)2.79～4.31 mg/L,pH 7.60～8.25。由监测结果可知,pH值在正常范围内,氨氮与DO达标,总磷与COD超标,问天湖水质污染原因主要是有机物污染及磷引起的富营养化现象,并对如何改善水质提出了相应的治理对策。